Where does “Mendocino” come from?

Mendocino (English) comes from Spanish mendocino, from Spanish -iño, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Ancestry of “Mendocino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmendocino—
2Spanish-iñoA suffix to make diminutives of nouns and...
3Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
4Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Spanish -iño →